Mapleview's annual skip-a-thon fundraiser is taking place, and students are encouraged to take part to help raise money for charity and win a private all-expenses-paid pizza party.
"Will being an actor make you popular?" Lydia goes head-to-head in an acting competition against her lifelong rival Sage. Meanwhile, Julie is forced to be scene partners with a conspiracy-loving classmate Ursula.
After learning classmate Spit Valve's newfound confidence this year comes from a stint at rock camp, Julie and Lydia sign up for a session - rockstar status is sure to skyrocket them to worldwide popularity.
Everyone at Mapleview Middle is buzzing about the latest smartwatch craze that's sweeping the nation. Even Headgear Henry sports the latest tech, leaving watch-less Lydia and Julie feeling left behind.
Julie joins the Art Club to befriend a cool art kid, but ends up being challenged to make her art more personal; Lydia's goal to make Julie the star of the school art show puts the girls on a collision course.
Lydia and Julie's big plans to become popular are thwarted when Addison steals the limelight. They hypothesize that it's her clothes that make her popular and thus begins their first experiment: "Does being fashionable make you popular"?